Media Players
Playback of video, audio, and any other type of media has never been easier, with the ever ubiquitous VLC media player able to successfully play back any media you throw at it. For those that want to use other software that might, say, have better library management, options like Kodi and iTunes are also viable.
- Free • Open Source
- Media Player
- Audio Player
277 alternatives to VLC Media Player- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- BSD
- iPad
- AppImageHub
- Apple Watch
- Snapcraft
- Google Chrome
- Apple TV
- Flathub
- PortableApps.com
- F-Droid
- Kindle Fire
- Haiku
- Homebrew
- Chocolatey
VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols.
VLC Media Player Features
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- Free • Open Source
- Video Streaming App
- Media Center
- Torrent Streaming Service
69 alternatives to Stremio- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- Flathub
- Flatpak
Media center allowing to watch movies, series, YouTube channels instantly. You can watch in HD, with subtitles, and easily cast any file to TV through DLNA, Chromecast, AppleTV!
Stremio also gives you notifications for new episodes / movies.
Stremio Features
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Media Player Classic Home Cinema (MPC-HC) is an extremely light-weight, open source media player for Windows®. Media Player Classic Home Cinema supports all common video and audio file formats available for playback.
MPC-HC Features
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- Free • Open Source
- Media Center
- Media Player
- Media Server
69 alternatives to Kodi- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- BSD
- iPad
- Raspberry Pi
- Fire TV
- Flathub
- Flatpak
Kodi, formerly XBMC, is a free and open source media player and entertainment center for Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, XBox, and iOS. Kodi is designed to be the perfect companion to a home theater PC - it supports an almost endless range of remote controls, and combined with its...
Kodi Features
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- Free • Proprietary
- Audio Player
- Media Player
- Internet Radio Service
285 alternatives to AIMP- Windows
- Android
- PortableApps.com
AIMP is powerful free audio player for Windows OS that supports for local files, NAS, clouds, and podcasts. Additionally, it includes powerful tools to operate with audio files.
AIMP Features
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Potplayer is a minimalist media player that has an extensive range of configurable options to choose from and lots of functionality.
PotPlayer Features
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- Freemium • Proprietary
- Media Center
- Media Server
- Media Player
89 alternatives to Plex- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
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- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- Windows S
- Android Tablet
- Windows Phone
- iPad
- Apple TV
- Daydream
- Kindle Fire
- Android TV
- Kodi
- Roku
Plex is a one-stop destination to stream movies, TV shows, sports & music. Check good movies to watch on Plex and stream all your personal media libraries on every device.
Plex Features
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- Free Personal • Proprietary
- Audio Player
- Media Player
- Internet Radio Service
113 alternatives to MusicBee- Windows
MusicBee makes it easy to manage, find, and play music files on your computer. MusicBee also supports podcasts, web radio stations and SoundCloud integration.
MusicBee Features
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- Free • Open Source
- Media Player
- Audio Player
113 alternatives to SMPlayer- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- mpv
- PortableApps.com
- Haiku
- MPlayer
- Mac
SMPlayer intends to be a complete front-end for MPlayer, from basic features like playing videos, DVDs, and VCDs to more advanced features like support for MPlayer filters and more. SMPlayer remembers the settings of all files you play.
SMPlayer Features
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- Free • Proprietary
- Audio Player
- Internet Radio Service
- Media Player
254 alternatives to iTunes- Mac
- Windows
- iPhone
- iPad
iTunes is the best way to organize and enjoy the music, movies, and TV shows you already have — and shop for the ones you want to get.
iTunes Features
DiscontinuedIn macOS Catalina or newer, they don't support it anymore. It can still be downloaded for Windows.
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MPC-BE is a free and open source audio and video player for Windows.
MPC-BE is based on the original Guliverkli project and "Media Player Classic Home Cinema" project, contains additional features and bug fixes.
MPC-BE Features
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- Freemium • Proprietary
- Audio Player
- Media Player
- Internet Radio Service
219 alternatives to Winamp- Windows
- Android
Winamp is a media player for Windows developed by Justin Frankel and Dmitry Boldyrev by their company Nullsoft, which they later sold to AOL, who sold to Radionomy in January 2014. Since version 2 it has been sold as freemium and supports extensibility with plug-ins and skins...
Winamp Features
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IINA is born to be a modern macOS application, from its framework to user interface. It adopts the post-Yosemite design language and keeps up the pace of new technologies like Force Touch, Touch Bar and Picture-in-Picture.
IINA Features
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Media Player Classic was designed to look just like Windows Media Player 6.4, but with many additional new features. It has a built in DVD player with real-time zoom, support for AVI subtitles, QuickTime and RealVideo support and built-in...
Media Player Classic Features
DiscontinuedThe project is no longer developed. The currently active fork is
MPC-HC . Latest version, 6.4.9.1, released in April 2011, can be still downloaded from FreeCodec.com
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